Movies Blog : movies, 3Dhttp://evpl.org/community/blogs/movies/archive/tags/movies/3D/default.aspxTags: movies, 3DenCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)Avatar: Visual Spectacle, But Not For Everyonehttp://evpl.org/community/blogs/movies/archive/2010/01/12/avatar-visual-spectacle-but-not-for-everyone.aspxTue, 12 Jan 2010 18:34:00 GMT9a7b961d-7882-4302-b701-732ca0e566f2:2010PotionsMaster@evpl4http://evpl.org/community/blogs/movies/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=2010http://evpl.org/community/blogs/movies/archive/2010/01/12/avatar-visual-spectacle-but-not-for-everyone.aspx#comments<p><img width="104" src="http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?UserID=III21&amp;Password=BT0005&amp;Return=T&amp;Type=S&amp;Value=9780810982864&amp;erroroverride=1" alt="James Cameron&#39;s AVATAR" height="79" style="float:left;" />Avatar is a pretty amazing flick.&nbsp; The graphics are beautiful, the acting fairly decent and believable enough to not think, &quot;Wow.&nbsp; That&#39;s some pretty bad acting.&quot;&nbsp; Action scenes are a-MAY-zing.&nbsp; Story line?&nbsp; A little predictable, but I found that I didn&#39;t mind that.&nbsp; But I know some people might.&nbsp; The movie is a bit clean-looking, like many sci-fi and space movies are.&nbsp; <a href="http://encore.evpl.org/iii/encore/record/C%7CRb1927619%7CSDistrict+9%7COrightresult%7CX5?lang=eng&amp;suite=def" title="District 9 Library Copy DVD">District 9</a> is a good contrast; very gritty and heavy handed.&nbsp; But this isn&#39;t about District 9.&nbsp; &nbsp;The claims that it have revolutionized the way future movies have been made?&nbsp; I can&#39;t say for certain, but it will definitely be a hard pill to swallow if future computer generation images aren&#39;t as well executed or realistic.&nbsp; </p>
<p>The first time I saw <em>Avatar</em> was in IMAX 3-D and I can say with certainty that made me absolutely love it.&nbsp; Sheer escapism done exquisitely.&nbsp; The movie implemented a few shots of traditional 3-D tricks, such as an arrow pointing straight at the audience, and when the main character Jake Sully&nbsp;is running for the first time in his avatar (he is a parapalegic Marine embarking on this adventure), dirt is kicked up and seems to fly directly into your face.&nbsp; But those shots are well implemented and not over done in the slightest.&nbsp; Instead of having multiple things coming at my face, it made me feel more like I was experiencing the world with Jake instead of observing it like on a traditional flat movie screen.&nbsp; When Jake is in the jungle running, I found myself moving my head to avoid the leaves, but they weren&#39;t blocking me from seeing anything.&nbsp; As an outdoorsy person, I appreciated the sensation and really enjoyed that high a degree of realism.&nbsp; If you can call ten foot tall aliens and their surrounding world real, that is.&nbsp; The one element in the movie that destroyed my suspension of disbelief was the mineral that the humans were going after: &#39;unobtanium&#39;.&nbsp; Wow.&nbsp; Subtle, isn&#39;t it?&nbsp; And the message the movie is sending is one that many movies are using now, such as <a href="http://encore.evpl.org/iii/encore/record/C%7CRb1881503%7CSWall-e%7CP0%2C4%7COrightresult%7CX5?lang=eng&amp;suite=def" title="Wall-E Library Copy DVD">Wall-E</a>.</p>
<p>I would give it&nbsp;<img src="http://evpl.org/community/emoticons/emotion-30.gif" alt="Star" /><img src="http://evpl.org/community/emoticons/emotion-30.gif" alt="Star" /><img src="http://evpl.org/community/emoticons/emotion-30.gif" alt="Star" /><img src="http://evpl.org/community/emoticons/emotion-30.gif" alt="Star" /> out of <img src="http://evpl.org/community/emoticons/emotion-30.gif" alt="Star" /><img src="http://evpl.org/community/emoticons/emotion-30.gif" alt="Star" /><img src="http://evpl.org/community/emoticons/emotion-30.gif" alt="Star" /><img src="http://evpl.org/community/emoticons/emotion-30.gif" alt="Star" /><img src="http://evpl.org/community/emoticons/emotion-30.gif" alt="Star" />, because it is a beautiful film that allows you to forget yourself and the visuals are stunning.&nbsp; The story is formulaic and average; think <em>Dances with Wolves</em>, but with blue aliens instead.&nbsp; &#39;Unobtainum&#39; seems like a slap of, &quot;Oh crud!&nbsp; We forgot to name the metal!&quot; &quot;How about &#39;unobtanium&#39;?&quot; &quot;Sounds good, we&#39;ll keep it!&quot;.&nbsp; Very last minute and not thought about.&nbsp; But being placed in the world, instead of watching it, more than made up for it.&nbsp; Experiencing the world made the joyful parts of the movie feel like your heart was soaring, while the sad parts were completely heart wrenching.&nbsp; And the satisfying feeling at the end?&nbsp; Incredible, because you feel full of hope.&nbsp; </p>
<p>So if you want a bit of pure escapism, see Avatar and do yourself a favor: see it in 3-D.&nbsp; Flat screen will still be good, but the 3-D offers much more.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you don&#39;t like such cut and dry stories, it might be a little hard to stomach.&nbsp; But if you can forgive mediocre story lines and have an open mind, Avatar will reward you in ways you could hardly imagine.&nbsp; <img src="http://evpl.org/community/emoticons/emotion-21.gif" alt="Yes" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://evpl.org/community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2010" width="1" height="1">3DmoviesJames CameronAvatar